1. Output 4.4. Measures in place to increase women's participation in decision-making

SDG Goal

Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

SDG Target

5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere

5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life

5.a Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws

Evaluation Budget(US $):

60,000

Source of Funding:

TRAC

Evaluation Expenditure(US $):

7,200

Joint Programme:

No

Joint Evaluation:

No

Evaluation Team members:

Name

Title

Email

Nationality

Donata Maccelli

Evaluation Expert

donatamaria@yahoo.com

GEF Evaluation:

No

Key Stakeholders:

Lessons

1.

Mosharaka has effectively stimulated and expanded the discourse on gender equality and women empowerment in a region which continues to present major needs in such issues.

2.

Although the intervention presents a wide range of themes, issues and activities, these have been well structured and aligned with priorities, and coherently responded to both regional and national needs.

3.

Partnerships with civil society organisations have proven to be successful in maximising effects, increasing ownerships and achieving outreach.

4.

Cooperation with other UN agencies has brought about positive results in the implementation of specific specialised components (i.e. electoral issues, women participation).

5.

Focus on youth, as well innovative aspects and features of the YLP, have greatly contributed to Mosharaka’s effectiveness and impact perspectives.

6.

Monitoring was not carried out according to the original provisions; although The RP has a consolidated monitoring framework for all projects, it would be advisable to further strengthen the monitoring arrangements of Mosharaka (if funds allow).

7.

Continuity is required in order to take advantage of results and outputs developed under the programme. These achievements need to be consolidated; further funding and commitment from the international donors’ community is highly necessary to achieve impact.

8.

Sustainability issues should be better streamlined, starting from design. Project team and partners should insist more on the sustainability part of the reports, and should reflect on sustainability of actions to be implemented from the beginning.

9.

Finally, sustainability should be better addressed in UN/UNDP programming. Although UNDP has revised its corporate ProDoc template in 2015 to strengthen coherence and other RBM aspects, this seems still not entirely reflected in projects’ arrangements.

Findings

1.

Recommendations

1

Whereas external factors cannot be avoided, additional resource mobilization channels should be explored for the initiative.

2

There were donors that couldn’t be reached out for sufficient resource mobilization. To explore resource mobilization from other potential donors.

3

Although sustainability assessment is done through the annual Quality Assurance (QA) exercise, an exit plan/strategy should be developed.

Key Action Update History

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1. Recommendation:

Whereas external factors cannot be avoided, additional resource mobilization channels should be explored for the initiative.

Management Response: [Added: 2017/11/24][Last Updated: 2017/12/06]

A resource mobilization and partnership strategy will be developed for Mosharaka.

There were donors that couldn’t be reached out for sufficient resource mobilization. To explore resource mobilization from other potential donors.

Management Response: [Added: 2017/11/24][Last Updated: 2018/10/04]

Partnerships with other potential donors will be established for Mosharaka.

Key Actions:

Key Action

Responsible

DueDate

Status

Comments

Documents

Conduct an extensive mapping of potential funding sources and partners, in line with the preceding recommendation. [Added: 2017/12/06][Last Updated: 2018/09/20]

UNDP

2018/12

Completed

Mosharaka is constantly in touch with UNITAR given the support and interest demonstrated for the Youth Leadership Programme (YLP). A partnership is already established and a contribution of $215,000 was mobilized as a result. A deeper engagement in the future is expected. History